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The party went on.
Jimmy Butler was all smiles while at a private dinner party in Miami just hours after the Heat announced his second suspension in three weeks on Wednesday, The Post confirmed.
The Heat forward — who has made it clear he wants a trade out of Miami — was suspended two games for a “continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team” after he missed the team flight to Milwaukee for Thursday’s game against the Bucks.
Later on Wednesday evening, Butler attended the Reserve Cup Draft Ceremony and Welcome Dinner, which was hosted by Moncayo Ocean Club at a private residence.
The six-time NBA All-Star, who has served as an honorary chair for the Reserve Cup Series — a padel competition — for the past two years, made an unexpected appearance at the Miami kickoff event.
Butler and comedian Andrews Schulz, a team captain in the three-day padel event, were seen talking and laughing together.
Yankees legend Derek Jeter is also a team captain for this year’s Reserve Cup Series.
At one point during the draft, Schulz grabbed the mic and joked about Butler being away from the Heat.
“If anyone asks he was NOT here, he was at the Heat facility practicing… that was someone else you saw” Schultz said, drawing laughter from the room.
Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, actress Claire Holt, hospitality guru David Grutman, former NFL wideout Brandon Marshall and Wayne Boich, Reserve Padel founder and CEO, were in attendance.
“Butler seemed to be in a good mood at the event, talking sports and hanging with the best padel players in the world. He loves the sport and the competitive fire that these athletes have,” The Post was told.
Reserve Cup Miami is taking from Thursday through Saturday at Reserve Miami Seaplane — and features a $1.7 million prize pool, the largest in padel series history.
Butler’s Heat saga seems to be getting worse by the day, but it hasn’t interrupted his ventures off the court.
On Monday, the BigFace coffee founder sat courtside at Unrivaled, a new 3×3 basketball league created by Liberty star Breanna Stewart and Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, taking place during the WNBA offseason in Miami.
Butler recorded 13 points, four rebounds and eight assists in Miami’s 116-107 loss to Portland on Tuesday.
The Heat suspended Butler for two games against the Bucks and the Nets on Wednesday.
It came after ESPN reported Monday that Butler “tripled down on his trade request.”
Butler returned to the Heat lineup in Miami’s 133-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets last Friday after serving a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.
The Heat said they would listen to trade offers for Butler following his first suspension.
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